One of the goals many have for estate planning is avoiding probate, the legal process that ‘settles’ the estate of a deceased person.   Not only can probate be time consuming, but it can involve fees and appearances. There is a tried and true estate planning tool that is used to avoid probate, and you may have already done it and didn’t even realize it.  How your property is titled, the form of … [Read more...] about Does your Form of Property Ownership Avoid Probate?